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Review
. 2022 Aug;32(3):491-505.
doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2022.04.001.

Brain Functional Imaging Anatomy

Behroze Adi Vachha  1 , Erik H Middlebrooks  2
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Brain Functional Imaging Anatomy

Behroze Adi Vachha et al. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Human brain function is an increasingly complex framework that has important implications in clinical medicine. In this review, the anatomy of the most commonly assessed brain functions in clinical neuroradiology, including motor, language, and vision, is discussed. The anatomy and function of the primary and secondary sensorimotor areas are discussed with clinical case examples. Next, the dual stream of language processing is reviewed, as well as its implications in clinical medicine and surgical planning. Last, the authors discuss the striate and extrastriate visual cortex and review the dual stream model of visual processing.

Keywords: Diffusion tractography; Dual stream model; Functional anatomy; Functional imaging; fMRI.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure B.A.V. has no disclosures. E.H.M. receives unrelated research support from Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Boston Scientific Corp., and Vigil Neuroscience, Inc. E.H.M. is a consultant for Boston Scientific Corp. and Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

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